Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-03

| Buffers a Peters is turning out $40 barrels
Of salt per day, in spite of the interstate
commerce law and the low price OF salt
Detroit parties have bought 80 acres of
land within the corporated limits Of East
Jordan, and will construct some trout
ponds and summer cottages thereon. A
fine trout brook runs through the property.
Gen. Alger Senator Stockbridge and O.
r. Johnson of Racine, Wis, have arranged
a trip TO California next fall, when they
will look after their red wood timber lands
and arrange for shipping 1t across the
! continent.
Gabriel Haug ana Henry Reno, farmers
of Sharon, Washtenaw county, quarreled
about some trivial matter, when Reno
shot Haug, killing him instantly The
sentiment of the community seems TO be
that Reno was perfectly justified in the
act.
The June meeting OF the executive com
m ittee of the Michigan state agricultural
society will he held at Lansing June |. In
acceptance of an invitation rendered by
the state board of agriculture the commit.
tee will visit the agricultural college and
college farm on Thursday, June ,.
The st. Johns hotel at Stan fish burned
10 the ground at loss of 5000. and the
fire is supposed to have been caused bv
the friends of Geo Gordon the burglar
who was being held in the hotel until he
RECEIVERS from his wounds. Several at
temps to release him have been made.
A logging train on the Dewing Sons
railway was returning TO the woods from
Allegan the other morning, when the en-
CINE struck som obstruction and was
thrown from the track. Arson Lince the
engineer, was instantly killed and A. ID.
Gibson, the fireman was badly in ured
OwosSo salooni,ts have been notified
that all saloons must close. not merely pull
down the blinds, but genuine close with al
its significance at 10 p m. on Saturday
and not 10 open until Monday morning
Any failure ON their part TO comply with
this order will sub ect them TO punishment
by law.
Louis Bertch one of Bao Citys best
known citizens. was found dead in his
room the other morning. II is thought
that whLe he was examining revolver
the weapon wa, accidentally discharged
The bullet entered tie right tempe tray
scalp at the base OF he brain.
Joseph Defario in the state house of cor
rection at lon!a. attempted TO escape the
other afternoon while going TO perform
some labor outside the prison walls
Keeper Brown ca led t,r him and fired
one shot over his head. but the flying con
Wet refused 10 stop. The officer then
aimed at him and fired bullet " hich pen
etrated his body, killing him instantly
The convict was sent from st Ignace last
February for three year..
While the jackson rifles were in Wash
ington participating in the national drill,
Mrs. Cleve AMI homo ed them with call.
Her grandmother. who died recently, lived
at Jackson and was known 10y great
many ladies nd gentemen at the camp,
consequently Mrs Cleveland was not
among strangers when she called. These
ties assured her OF "a warm come in ad-
dition TO the fact that she i, the wife Of
the President of the United States.
The franchise OF the st Mary's Falls
Water Power company, which has been
held 10y resident, in Sault Ste Marie has
been transferred 10 a syndicate OF capital
grain men, millers and bankers from Chi.
cago. Milwaukee and ! lacrosse and points
in Iowa, known a the Lacros, syndicate
who have given heavy bonds that the work
of improving tn immense water power
there viii lie commenced at once and
pushed TO early completion.
The senior medical class of the universe
" have boycotte1 three of the lady mem
bers OF the class and debarred them OF all
class privileges and exercises The ladies
refus d 70 ay the class tax of 81 that was
levied for the purpose OF defraying the ex-
penses of class day, etc. They offered to
pay two.thirds of the amount, but the
class held a meeting and refused this offer
and expelled IA IN from the class organiza-
ton.
Special agent of the treasury phenix
has reported 10 the treasury department
that it is the practice az SAINT Ste. Marie
TO allow large quantitie, Of merchandise
brought there by Canadian steamers and
intended for delivery on the Canadian
side of the river. to be landed and after.
wards transported to Canada by ferry
without having made the required entry.
formed the collector of customs for that
district that said practice is irreg ular and
should be discontinued at once.
Daniel b. Brown, wealthy and retired
merchant Of Ann Arbor, was swindled out
Of s., 200 few days ago. a couple of gen
teel appearing fellows engaged rooms in
Ann Arbor, and one of them took parti GU
lar pains to make the acquaintance of Mr..
Brown, giving the unsuspecting old gen
tleman the idea that he the stranger was
a former friend Mr.. Brown was com
petely taken in and visited the mans
room. When he fell into the old and famil
lar "lottery" game and his s., 200 was
gone he realized that he had been sold
Erwin G.. Com took, formerly cashier Of
the Muskegon National bank died
in 1881. The bank held policy
on his life in the Northwestern mutual life
insurance company Il Milwaukee for 500
900, payment Of which was demanded, but
refused by the Northwe tern on the
alleged ground OF Comstock's intemperate